Central American Women in Diaspora
Testimonios of the Generations

Karina Alma (Edited by), Ester E. Hernández (Edited by)

9780816556199

Hardback, published 30 June 2026

396 pages, 22 color illustrations
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.454 kg

“This beautiful volume invites current and future generations to learn from, wrestle with, and add their own experiences to these and other histories of struggle. I wish I had this book as I was making my way through academia and am glad it’s available for us now.”—Gilda L. Ochoa, author of Academic Profiling: Latinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap

“This collection represents an important intervention that resituates and centers Central American women’s lives within a growing body of scholarship on the Central American diaspora. It provides a bountiful tapestry of voices—of grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and sisters—navigating what it means to be Central American women in the United States and to carry such rich but often unspoken legacies. In reading their heartfelt sorrows and triumphs, we are able to reflect on our shared humanity and find points of connection to join in resistance against intersectional forms of oppression together.”—Georgina Guzmán, co-editor of Campus Service Workers Supporting First-Generation Students: Informal Mentorship and Culturally Relevant Support as Key to Student Retention and Success

“Central American Women in Diaspora offers a moving, intimate series of testimonio accounts of gendered life in the diaspora—on the Central American isthmus, up north in the United States, and in the imaginary between linking families and memories. Whether in Latinx studies classes, seminars on memory and identity, or in public book groups, readers who enter this book’s world will feel welcomed into a defiant and loving space.”—Ellen Moodie, author of El Salvador in the Aftermath of Peace: Crime, Uncertainty, and the Transition to Democracy

This collection centers Central American women’s voices within the growing narrative of the Central American diaspora. It provides a tapestry of testimonios—from grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and sisters—who explore what it means to be Central American women in the United States.